If the story emanating from the sources close to the Yewa South-born politician, Honorable Abiodun Akinlade is true, it means the representative of Yewa at the Federal House of Representatives for years, is leaving politics to face hospitality business. The former federal lawmaker was defeated in the last general elections in Nigeria and could not…
Jimoh Ibrahim In Fresh Trouble
Popular billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, may eventually have no place to hide if President Muhammadu Buhari looks into a petition filed against the controversial business mogul. A citizen of the country named John I Nnorom has written an open letter to the President to investigate Ibrahim, who he said acquired some Federal Government properties under…
N90b Assets: El-Rufai To Sue Newspaper
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has directed his legal team to file a suit against The Union newspapers over a report it published on its front page claiming the governor declared an asset of N90 billion and over 40 houses in Abuja and Kaduna. A statement issued on Thursday by his Special Assistant on…
Why I Won’t Attend My Daughter’s Wedding—Fani Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who now likes to be addressed as Femi Olukayode, has said he will not be at the wedding of his daughter, Temitope, which holds this weekend in Lagos. Femi, addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos after the court cleared him of corruption charges brought against him by the Economic…
Direct Dogara To Return To Us—Gbajabiamila Begs Buhari
On the night of Wednesday, July 1, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari met with lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the House of Representatives, over the crisis rocking the party on the House leadership. While the group loyal to Femi Gbajabiamila were present at the meeting, those of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, were absent.…
No Plans To Impeach Ekweremadu—APC Lawmaker
The emergence of Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Deputy Senate President in an All Progressives Congress, APC, dominated Senate was not what most political observers in Nigeria were expecting. In fact, pundits had thought Ali Ndume of the APC would emerge the second in command to Bukola Saraki in the…
When Ronke Oshodi Oke Mocked Physically Challenged Fan
Yoruba actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke, came under attack few weeks ago when she posted her picture with a physically challenged fan. Her problem did not start because of the piece of photograph, but because of what she wrote afterwards. Ronke had written, ‘We should always give thanks to God the owner and creator of life.…
Presidency Replies Metuh On Zakari’s Appointment
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has hit back at spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, who claimed the President was bias in the appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari as acting national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In a statement issued in Abuja…
Fresh Fuel Scarcity Looms As Queues Return
Nigerians may be forced to undergo another round of hardships due to scarcity in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol. Aproko247 has observed that queues are gradually returning to petrol stations in Lagos, Abuja and few other states in the country. Our reporter gathered that some motorists have started making panic buy of…
Election Tribunal: Ambode Floors Agbaje
A petition filed by Jimi Agbaje, challenging the election of Akinwunmi Ambode as governor of Lagos State in the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial poll has been struck out an Election Petition Tribunal headed by Rita Ofili Ajumogibia. She upheld the victory of Ambode in the election. Agbaje and Ambode contested in the election under the…